MAXILLARIA. 



ORCHIDES. 531 



petaLs are erect . cream coloured. The coliimii is proloiiged bt-low tlie apex of the 

 germeii so as with the base of the labellum to form an obiuse spur. PoUenmasses 

 4. unequal, atlached to a large, 2 tooihed membranaceous gland. 



— Snbulifolia. — 



82. MAXILLARIA ACICULARIS Herbert Bot.. Reg. XXIH. 1837. sub 1986. - (B. IV1.4374): 

 Subcanlescens, pseudobulbis subfusiformibus sulcatis dipbyllis basi 



squamosis, foliis linearibus, acuminatis canalicnlatis dorso convexis, pe- 

 dunculis arctissime squamosis axillaribus unifloris, perianlhio con- 

 nivenle , sepalis petalisque ovatis acutis , petalis obtusioribus, labello 

 indiviso oblongo obtuso disco illinito, callo lineari apice rotundalo integro. 

 Brazil: coll. of ihe Hon. nnd Rev. W, Herbert. 



Flowers purplish chocolate. J only know this from a drawing by Mr. Herbert 

 The siructure of the flowers requires to be ree.xamined. The poUinia l havc uot 

 .seen at all. 



83. MAXILLARIA SUBULATA L. 0. 147. 



Caulescentes. 



Obs. Pro Maxillaria caulescente illam tantum habeo, quae semper ei a prima evo- 



lulionej pollet caule. bene erecto seu ascendente. Forsan omnes ,,acaules" 



nunc occurrunt „caulescentes", praesertim ubi truncos adscendunt. Inde MaxiUariam 



^ Meleagridem Lindl. ab ipso cl. auctore ad ..caulescentes" relatam, in ,.acaulibus" 



collocavi. Ipsa M. marginata Fenzl. saepe „subcaulescens" cccurrit. Rchb. fil. 



f Caulescentes pseudobulbiferae, 



84. MAXILLARIA STENOPHYLLA Rchb. fll. in Bonpl. IL 17: 



Caule gracili dense folialo, vaginis abbreviatis, laminis !linearibus 

 apice bilobis, pseudobulbis lineariellipticis apice diphyllis, pedunculo 

 solitario apice vaginato, vaginis imbricanlibus acutis, internodio dein 

 nudo, braclea vaginaeformi obtuse acula, ovarii lertiam aequante, se- 

 palis oblongis acutis, tepalis angustioribus basi dilatatis acutis, subaequi- 

 longis, labello ligulalo, medio obscure obtuseque trilobo, apice retuso, 

 callo lineari a basi ad medium discum, androclinio postice acuto. 



Bluihen so gross. wie die eiiier kleinen M. variabilis Bat., blassgelb. Sepala und 



Lippe mit kleinen roihen Fleclsen inwendig bespriizt. Blalter 2—3 Zoll lang, 2—3 Li- 



nieii breit. Caiacas. 5000'. Wagener. 



85. MAXILLARIA PASTEiNSIS Rchb. flL in Bonpl. HL 239: 



Aff. M. stenophyllae vaginis valde arpophyllaceis, pseudobulbis raris- 

 simis ovatoligulatis, foliis abbreviatis lineariligulatis bilobis nitidis, gy- 

 nostemio brevissimo; labello ovali basin versus ulrinque sinuato, callo 

 tumido depresso lalo a basi usque ad sinus. 



Caulis ultra spilhamaeus arcte vestitus vaginis egregie rugulosis margine mem- 

 branaceis. Folin valde nitida , sesquipollicaria, egregie biloba. Flores illis M. va- 

 riabilis Bal. aequales. Pedunculus tenuis vagina una in basi ; braclea cucullata mem- 

 branacea, dorso carinata, apiculata, ovario duplo brevior. Sepala oblonga apice an- 

 gusiala. Tepala ovalia apice obtusa ; in sicca planta valde nervosa. Gynostemium 

 clavaium breve. Woods near Pasto. Septbr. 1845. 495! Jamieson. 



86. MAXILLAHIA INFAUSTA Rchh. fll. in Bonpl. III. 216: 



Affinis M. stenophyllae (pseudobulbis nullis?), foliis latioribus, sepalis 

 oblongis, tepalis ovatis, labello ialiori ulrinqiie anle medium unilobo, 

 antice retuso, callo tricarinato brevi pone sinus, gynostemio brevissimo. 



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